TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: February 26, 2024 Report No. DEV-24-008
TO: Council
FROM: Alex Tang, Planner and Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Rezoning Application - 958 Wollaston Street
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council give first, second, and third reading to, Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw, 2022, No. 3110.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The applicant is requesting a change in zoning from RS-1 [Single-Family Residential] to a Comprehensive Development District [CD No. 163]. This change is required to accommodate the proposed 4-unit multiple-family residential building.
Evaluation of this application should focus on issues related to zoning such as the proposed height, density, massing, proposed unit sizes, siting, setbacks, lot coverage, usable open space, parking, land use, fit with the neighbourhood, and consistency with the overall direction contained within the Official Community Plan.
Staff is supportive of the application as the proposal is consistent with the use and density within the Low Density Residential Proposed Land Use Designation.
BACKGROUND:
Chronology:
* October 18, 2022 - Rezoning application received
* March 8, 2023 - Design Review Committee
* April 18, 2023 - Advisory Planning Commission
Advisory Body Recommendations:
Design Review Committee:
* Members had concerns about the lot coverage and the massing; however, they liked the passive house aspect.
* The Design Review Committee resolved that the application be forwarded to Council with a recommendation of approval as it provides accessible housing with excellence in climate-ready design that is consistent with the Official Community Plan.
Advisory Planning Commission
* Members liked the passive house design and the proposal's consistency with the proposed land use designation in the Official Community Plan.
* The Advisory Planning Commission resolved that the application be forwarded to Council with a recomme...
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